Laboratories

Theme: Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures

The Beckman Institute is a multidisciplinary research institute devoted to basic research in the physical science, computation, engineering, biology, behavior, and cognition. Researchers in the Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures and others have access to a wide array of powerful research tools.

Theme: Nanobiotechnology

Thrusts include Investigation of biological diagnostic technologies at cellular and molecular level. The major research facilities at the Biotechnology Center are the W.M. Keck Center for Comparative and Functional Genomics, Flow Cytometry Facility, Immunological Resources Center, Protein Sciences Facility, and Transgenic Animal Facility.

Theme: Bionanotechnology

Theme: Nanoscale Materials and Structures

Thrusts include synthesis and processing of materials, applications to the realization of micro- and nano-electronic devices, optoelectronic devices, biomolecular electronics, and micro/nano-electromechanical systems.